Pilot Legal Framework & Perspective

Overall Course ObjectivesOn Completion of the course, students should satisfactory understand the legal &amp technical&nbsp principles of pilotage operations and Study the International conventions relating to the prevention of pollution at sea and the preservation of the marine environmentKnowledge and UnderstandingAt the end of the course, students should be able to:•&nbspUnderstand Maritime Trade Law.•&nbspRealize the technical aspects of pilotage operations..•&nbspLearn the contents of the Contract of Pilotage and Towage Services•&nbspUnderstand the Legal Aspects of Marine Accidents and Marine Losses.•&nbspRealize the Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident.•&nbspFamiliarity of the types of International conventions relating to the prevention of pollution at sea and the preservation of the marine environment.

Course content1.&nbspIntroduction to Maritime Law2.&nbspMaritime Trade Law .3.&nbspLabor Law.4.&nbspThe Contract of Pilotage Services 5.&nbspTowage Services6.&nbspTechnical aspects of pilotage operations7.&nbspLegal Aspects of Marine Accidents and Marine Losses.8.&nbspMaritime collision in international law and responsibility arising from it.9.&nbspCode of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident10.&nbspInternational Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships MARPOL 73/78.11.&nbspConvention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters 1972(LDC72)12.&nbspInternational Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC).13.&nbspInternational Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969 (Intervention69)14.&nbspInternational Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004